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The Heat (2013)

The Heat poster
Directed by
Paul Feig
Genre
comedy film, action film, LGBTQ-related film, female buddy film, buddy cop film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 4,198 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An FBI agent and a Boston detective must work together to bring down a mobster. The two clash because one is by-the-book and the other is a messy loose cannon.

funnyfast-pacedirreverentplayfulbumpyteam-upscrewballenergetic

What happens

The Heat is a 2013 American action comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Katie Dippold. It stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, with Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, and Jane Curtin in supporting roles. The film centers on FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn and Boston Detective Shannon Mullins, who must take down a mobster in Boston. The film was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on June 28, 2013. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a success at the box office, grossing $229 million worldwide against a $43 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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